| Cattleyas like to be pot bound so be very slow to increase pot size.
A 1x1 pot is a transplant from a compot (community pot) or a plug tray (plastic tray with 50-98 openings. Cattleyas at this age are probably 2-3 years old. Cattleyas need to be 5-7 years old to bloom. You have some waiting to do.
I buy about 300 a week this size bare root. I either pot them in 2 1/2 inch pots or 4 inch pots. When in a 4 inch pot they will look like they do nothing for about 6 months. They are growing roots only. Remember I am in SW Florida so I have 9 excellant growing months. Up north you may only have 3-4 good summer months.
My plants dry out quickly in our heat so I am able to get away with the 4 inch pots. The cats I buy finish in a four inch pot and flower without any more work on my part. Growing indoors a 4 inch pot can develope root rot easiily. It does not dry completely.
Many smaller species bloom in a 1 to 2 inch pots and these bloom faster if put in 2-3 inch pots. Many growers put all their young plants into 2 1/2 inch pots first.
This thread shows the need to research the orchid before buying it. You should have asked the seller when the orchid could be expected to bloom; the final size of the plant and the growing conditions it likes.
do not beleive all a seller tells you. Many are not experienced. Ask on this forum for others that grow the same species. Listen to others talk about the species that are their favorites.
Again I recommend to everyone to change their profile on this forum to include their state in their posts so that advice can be more specific. Notice on my reply that on the upper right it says Location SW Florida Fort Myers. This enables you to realise that my advice is based on a long hot growing season outdoors.
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